Introduction
This is a SHT20 I2C temperature & humidity sensor with waterproof probe. It comes with the 4C CMOSens® SHT20 temperature & humidity sensor chip, and the probe has gone through dual waterproof protection. The SHT20 I2C temperature & humidity sensor adopt Sensirion new technique. Besides the capacitive type humidity sensor and the band gap temperature sensor, the chip contains an amplifier, A/D converter, OTP memory and a digital processing unit. To compare with early SHT1x series and SHT7x series, SHT20 shows better reliability and long-term stability. It can measure surrounding environment temperature and relative air humidity precisely. The Arduino SHT20 waterproof temperature & humidity sensor adopts dual waterproof protection. The inner PCB has perfusion and encapsulation protection, and the probe enclosure is made of PE waterproof materials. This is a special waterproof breathable material that allows water molecules to seep in, blocking water droplets from seeping in. The sensor won't be damaged even if it is submerged in water for a long time. There is a built-in 10k Pull-up resistor and 0.1uf filter capacitor, so It can be used directly with the microcontroller such as Arduino. Recommend DFRobot Gravity 4Pin Sensor Adapter, it is quite convenient.’
Specification
- Operating Voltage: 3.3V/5V
- Communication Interface: I2C / IIC
- Protection Class: waterproof anti-condensation
- RH Response Time: 8s (tau63%)
- Accuracy: ±3% RH / ±0.3 ℃
- Measuring Range: 0-100% RH / -40-125 ℃
- Dimension: 73mm * 17mm / 2.87 * 0.67 inches
- Weight: 44g
Board Overview

Num | Label | Description |
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1 | Red | VCC |
2 | Green | GND |
3 | Black (Blue) | SDA |
4 | White (Yellow) | SCL |
Tutorial
In this section, we'll use Arduino to drive SHT20 I2C Temperature & Humidity Sensor (Waterproof Probe)
Requirements
- Hardware
- DFRduino UNO (or similar) x 1
- SHT20 I2C Temperature & Humidity Sensor
- M-M/F-M/F-F Jumper wires
- Software
- Arduino IDE, [https://www.arduino.cc/en/software| Click to Download Arduino IDE from Arduino®]
Connection Diagram

Sample Code
Download the DFRobot Arduino SHT20 library
How to install Libraries in Arduino IDE
Expected Results

FAQ
Q1. How to measure the soil moisture?. |
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A. Soil moisture is defined as: Get 1 kg soil samples, thoroughly dry it, the ratio between reduced weight (water weight) and 1 kg weight is soil moisture. It totally different to the air humidity. |
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